Window-balcony.



J. P. ROGER. WINDOW BALCONY.

APPLIUATION FILED Mm. 2s. 1908.

Patented June 8, 1909.

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J. P. ROGER..

WINDOW BALCONY.

APPLICATION P ILBD 1411.11.28. 1908.

Patented June 8, 1909.

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Q /NVE/VTOR ATTORNEY j i 'To .all 'whom if may concern.'

nirnn sTATns PATENT JAMES P.' IROGER, or NEW YORK,y Y.

onrio WINDOW-BALCON Y.

Be it known that L'JAMES P.A ROGER,4 asubject of the King of Great: Britain, and a resident of New' York,l county and State of New York, have inventedy certain neW` and.

usefuliflmprovementsin Window-Balconies,

to a` refrigerator balcony' adapted of which the following ,is a full, clear, and ex act description. 7 j

AThis invention rela-tesmore particularly:l to be sup- `ported'on ,the outside' of a Window.

.The primary object of the invention is to be properly supportedr provide a simple and efficient balcony which has `means to adapt the same to be quickly andreadily fastened to tlie Woodwork ofthe insuch a Way as to y a part of the Window 5 to provide a balcony .which may be used to hold various articles, and so made as to'permit free circulation 'of air for cooling Window frame or casing .or otherl purposes, and to provide a device which is' particularly adapted for use. in

'apartments to permit the housekeeper to vplace articles of various. kinds therein Without the liability of .the same being knocked oif the Windour sill whenI placed'thereon as in 'the-meth-odrordinarily employed, thus serving the double purpose of a refrigerator for the articles, and as a means to hold'the articles safe and protected' when placed in the balcony..

A further. object of' the invention is topro- 'vide a balcony which may be cheaply made, Which is neat and attractive 'in appearance,

and which may be removed. from the window Fi 2 is a vertical section showing lhoW the i ba cony. is supported. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view vofthedevi'ce,showinghow the sides may b e folded 'outward or inward; and Fig.

aA is a fragmentary perspective view of a part of the device..

*,Ylfhe WindofvyI casing or frame `10 may 4beI provided With tl1ev uprights l1 and the horizontally arranged sill 12, Whi ch are usuallyl Specication of Letters Patent. Application ined Marcin z s,

190s. serial No. 423,834.

' made of uiood, and .adjacent to the sill andI *forming a part thereofi'nay be the usual 'stone sill .13 which projects outward fromt'he Window 4frame orbuilding, all of which may 4be of theusual or of anypiieferred construc-` tion.

`bottoni-15, Whiclrniay be madeofinter# Wovenl metallic plates or'stri-p's 16 so as to provide spa ces between said stri-ps for the circulation of air or for other purposes, and so made .as to form a rigid and strong bottom or. flooring for Ithe balcony, on which may be. i placed various articles.

The ends of .the

Patented June 1909.

The balcony 14 provided With a ioor or .floor strips or plates 16 are bent to form eyes j and through'the eyes are arranged the rear and front transverse rods 17 and 18, andthe lo'ngitudinally-extending or end 'ro'ds19 and 20. These rods serve to form a rigid f1-ame' for the iloor and are joined together in any 'l Suitable Way, as by eyes formed on the rods,

and said end rods 19 and 20 project,rear-`V ward, so as to rest upon the stone sill' 13, and are bent upward and horizontally, as at 21, .and formed with eyes 22 at their rear ends,

so that said floor maybe fastened by .means l of screws 2 3A or otherwise to the Wooden sill 12 of the Window 'casing or frame so as to rest on the stone sill 18.

' The front rod 18 has pivoted thereto the front member, side or frame 25, and 'to each of the rods 19. and 20 is pivotally held a side or frame 26. These frames may be of any desired height, and may be of any suitable form, and when in the position shown in'Fig. 1, the upper edge thereof is ofsuch a height that it will not interfere with the usualv awning in casethe device or balcony is used for' Vany purpose during the summer months. As shown the frames are eac-l1 formed of a .U"

shaped bar or -rod 27, 'and have'their ends and-said sides are provided With wire cloth 28 or other 'means-to permit air to pass within the balcony, 'and to protect the articles that mayf'be 'placed on the floor'. thereof. lflhesides are shownv as being thrown outf Ward in Fig. 3 though ordinarily for packing or shipping' purposes the said sides or frames are folded inward over each other to make the-package more c'ompact, and when in poi-.-

sitio'n for use as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the

.ends by `means of '29 lor-other suitable i' ben't to formeyes, so as to .engage the rod to which it isxconnected 1n such a Way asv to swing either inwardV or outward therefrom,4

said sides' are-.heldtogether at their upper y lfastening devices, Which will permit thesides to be quickly placed in position or to be knocked down when the balcony is not in use. The balcony is'open at its rear side next the Windciv,so as tobe readily accessible for placing articles onthe floor thereof, and as an additional means for bracing and propeily supporting the balcony in position, the rod 18 at the forward end thereof is extended. and provided with Ieyes at each end to lWhich is connected the hooked end of a tierod 3 1 at each end thereof. These tie-rods 31 are provided .with eyes 32 at their upper ends, and are connected to the rod 18 so that they may be arranged at any suitable angle' and spread apart'to any suitable extent .toadapt them to be fastened to Window frames of-various Widths.. By this means the bale cony is readily made collapsible or may be quickly placed in position and rigidly held so as to support various articles within the same.

To protect lthe articles arranged in the balcony in case of stormy weather, l provide a cover or a lid 33. This lid or cover may be rectangular according to the form of the balcony7 and is provided .with a iiange 34 which is adapted to engage the frames or sides so as to be readily detachable from said sides, and

said coyer may be provided with hooks 35 at the endsv thereof, which are adapted to en.- gage eyes 36v carried by the sides 28 of the balcony, though it will be understood that .other fastening means may be provided for the cover, or the said cover maybe dispensed With When desired. z

From the foregoing it` Will bcseen that a. simple and .efficient balcony is provided which is adapted as refrigerator for articles of food and for other purposes; that said balcony maybe cheaply made, and is attractive in appearance; that the balcony is adapted i'or use in connection with various sizes of Windows; that simple and eilicient means is provided. for rigidly supporting the balcony in place;-and that said balcony. is

adapted for use in various connections, and

when not in use may be folded in a compact space for storage or for shipping purposes..

, Having thus-described my invention, l

. claim as nevir and desire to secure by Letters Patent :v- I

1. A refrigerator balcony for windows, comprising a iloor formed of interwoven nietalhc strips having their ends bent to form eyes, rods extending transversely and lengthwise ol' the device t which the `iloorls'trips are connected7 said door strips being so an ranged as to provide openings between the same for the circulation of air, frames pivotally held to the rods at the front and ends of the floor, each side being formed of a U- shaped' bar and lav'coveringr of wire cloth held to said bar, means for holding the frames in an upright position, a cover fitting over the yupper portion of the sides so as .to entirely end rods being extended and adapted to be fastened to the Wooden sill, and other rods pivotally held to the iront 'door rod and adapted to be fastened to theoiiter window casing above the sill rods.

3, A-balcony comprising a floor, iront and side frames pivotally held thereto, a cover adapted to lit over the sides ol' the balcony, said balcony being open at its rear end, a rod held to the loor at each end thercol` and 'pi-ojecting rearwardly so as to be supported on the stone Window sill and having` its end bent upward and provided with anq eye to adapt it to be fastened to. the wooden sill, a rod "fastened to theiloor at the irontcdgc thereof and projecting outwardly beyond the iloor,

and rods piif'otally held to the outer ends 'oli the ilocr rod and having'- thcir ends adapted to be fastened to the uprights of the outer uf'indond'ranie casing.

This specification signed and witnessed this twenty-sixth day ol March A. l). 1908. JAMES l). ROGER. ll'ritnesscs: A

M. TURNER, lil. LiNniiAN. 

